Jobs and pay hold up well (A): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 7.5% unemployment. Overall, Grans earns a B+, which places it #3 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. Set against the rest, it does better than 73% of compared French towns. Crime is low: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 11.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for schools and B for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Grans with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Grans.
HousingCost of living D
The estimated advertised rent in Grans is €14.65/m² a month, against €15.81/m² in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Grans, houses go for €4,167/m² and apartments for €3,579/m². At the median, a home went for €3,933/m², near Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (€3,824/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€2,430/m²). The town recorded 149 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€3,933/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Grans€3,933/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Bouches-du-Rhône median€3,824/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,167/m²
107
Apartments
€3,579/m²
42
€14.65/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.36 to €18.90/m² a month)
10.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€13.68/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,740
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Grans runs lower than in 80% of compared French towns
More of the graded crimes in Grans were criminal damage than anything else (2025). 58 offenses were reported in Grans during 2025.
4.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage20
Theft from vehicles17
Family violence13
Burglary8
Armed robbery0
Drug use37
Fraud36
Theft without violence16
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
4.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
58
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
14.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence and vehicle theft, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 14.1% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth A−
Grans loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 77 per 100 expected, below Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Bouches-du-Rhône live to 86 on average and men to 81 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 529 deaths in Grans between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 562: 6% below. 3 GPs practise here.
−23%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw94
Adjusted77
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Grans · 4.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital du Pays Salonais
2.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital du Pays Salonais
86 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bouches-du-Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Grans keeps more of its old housing than Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Grans, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Incomes in Grans run higher than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: a median €30,470 a year per consumption unit
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 7.9% of commuters at the census. 7.5% of the labour force were unemployed, below Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 3.8% of working residents in Grans didn’t travel to work at all.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport3%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
1,600
jobs based in Grans, 0.6 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,470
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 59% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
81.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the five collèges within 5 km, 2 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 91% passed the bac pro, of 248 candidates at 2 lycées. For exam results, it comes #55 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône. The closest collège is 2.2 mi off.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Grans is a graduates’ town: 41% hold a degree, more than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or compared French towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, lower than both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Grans has a median age of 45.2. 17% of residents are children under 15.
45.2median age
GransBouches-du-Rhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education41%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Bouches-du-Rhône 51.9%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Grans
Is Grans safe?
It grades A− for safety, #4 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 20 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Grans good?
They grade B−, better than 47% of compared French towns and #55 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône. The lycée stands out: 98% of 466 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Adam de Craponne in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Grans expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Grans grades D for cost of living.
About Grans
Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Grans is a commune of 5,489 people in the Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
